supremacy

覇権、支配権

他の誰よりも大きな力や支配権を持つこと。

やさしい英語で： The state of having more power or control than anyone else.

• The country sought naval supremacy.
• The two armies fought for supremacy in the region.
• Parliament challenged the king’s supremacy.

使い方： supremacy over someone/something (The empire established supremacy over its neighbours.)

類義語： dominance, supreme power

反対語： subordination

よく使う表現： military supremacy, naval supremacy, supremacy over someone

至上主義

ある集団が他より優れ、他の集団を支配すべきだという考え。

やさしい英語で： The belief that one group is better than others and should have power over them.

• She spoke out against white supremacy.
• The group promotes an ideology of racial supremacy.
• Schools teach students to reject ideas of racial supremacy.

類義語： supremacism

よく使う表現： white supremacy, racial supremacy, reject supremacy

優越、卓越

ある分野で、他の誰よりも優れていること。

やさしい英語で： The state of being better than all others in a particular area.

• The victory confirmed the team’s supremacy.
• They challenged our supremacy in the sport.
• This invention helped establish their technical supremacy.

使い方： supremacy in something (The teams are competing for supremacy in European football.)

類義語： superiority, preeminence

反対語： inferiority

よく使う表現： technical supremacy, sporting supremacy, achieve supremacy

優位、支配

ある社会集団が他の集団より多くの権利や利益、力を持つ状態。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which one social group has more rights, advantages, or power than others.

• The laws helped maintain male supremacy.
• The report examines white supremacy within public institutions.
• Campaigners challenged the social structures that supported male supremacy.

類義語： dominance, privilege

反対語： equality

よく使う表現： male supremacy, white supremacy, maintain supremacy